The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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... reason of the evaporation of the water . On the other hand if the paper be dipped in oil , the transpar- ency lasts for a long time , because of the slow evapo- ration of the oil . And this is the reason why forgers lay oiled paper on ...
... reason of the evaporation of the water . On the other hand if the paper be dipped in oil , the transpar- ency lasts for a long time , because of the slow evapo- ration of the oil . And this is the reason why forgers lay oiled paper on ...
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... reason of the fables , to which relations of this kind are very prone , and the fallacies in the calculations of years . In the accounts extant concerning the Egyptians there is certainly nothing remarkable as to longevity . For , the ...
... reason of the fables , to which relations of this kind are very prone , and the fallacies in the calculations of years . In the accounts extant concerning the Egyptians there is certainly nothing remarkable as to longevity . For , the ...
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... reason of the fate of her husband and her nearest relations , and her long widowhood , but yet much respected . 15. The 76th year of our Lord , in the reign of the Emperor Vespasian , is memorable as furnishing a kind of calendar of ...
... reason of the fate of her husband and her nearest relations , and her long widowhood , but yet much respected . 15. The 76th year of our Lord , in the reign of the Emperor Vespasian , is memorable as furnishing a kind of calendar of ...
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... reason of the fervour of his charity . St. Luke the Evangelist lived to 84 ; 1 an eloquent man , a traveller , the inseparable companion of St. Paul , and a physician . Simeon the son of Cleo- phas , called the brother of our Lord , and ...
... reason of the fervour of his charity . St. Luke the Evangelist lived to 84 ; 1 an eloquent man , a traveller , the inseparable companion of St. Paul , and a physician . Simeon the son of Cleo- phas , called the brother of our Lord , and ...
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... reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because an idea has settled itself in the minds of men that a continual decline is going on , both in the length of life and the size and ...
... reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because an idea has settled itself in the minds of men that a continual decline is going on , both in the length of life and the size and ...
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